A 1986 autobiography spanning the life/career of the Father of Rock n‘ Roll, Chuck Berry‘s prose is true to form in that it‘s more half poetry-half song lyric. Berry relates his St. Louis upbringing, early blues inspirations and first recordings at Chicago‘s Chess Records before the newly minted rock n‘ roll really picks up. Even racism, his infidelities and several prison stints don‘t break his stride: “I would sing the blues if I had the blues.”